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TopicPrashant Bhushan

Topic: Prashant Bhushan

Prashant Bhushan, Kapil Sibal, Nizam Pasha & others — key lawyers involved in electoral bonds case

Seasoned advocates to younger Bar members, several lawyers have appeared for petitioner Association for Democratic Reforms, respondent Union of India & intervenors. A look at who they are.

‘SEBI can’t draw on news reports’ — SC dismisses criticism of experts’ report on Adani-Hindenburg row

CJI says Supreme Court does not have to accept Hindenburg report accusing Adani Group of irregularities and corporate misgovernance as 'ipso facto factually correct'.

Former union minister and senior advocate Shanti Bhushan passes away at 97

Bhushan, whose sons Jayant and Prashant Bhushan are leading lawyers, served as the law minister from 1977 to 1979 in the Morarji Desai cabinet.

‘Nothing to fear if no hanky-panky’: SC asks govt for file on new poll commissioner’s appointment

We are living in open democracy, Justice KM Joseph tells Attorney General to demand details of procedure being followed to make appointments. Arun Goel had taken VRS on Friday.

Prashant Bhushan is my friend, but I am disappointed that SC didn’t try him for contempt

Let's examine some of the most damning questions posed by the affidavits. Was this not a historic chance for the Supreme Court to handle uncomfortable questions?

Photo of Murmu & RSS chief Bhagwat tweeted by Prashant Bhushan is two images morphed into one

In his tweet, the lawyer claimed that the photo was taken while NDA's presidential candidate visited RSS HQ in Nagpur. Two photos, taken at separate events, were merged into one.

Prashant Bhushan says Covid vaccines unsafe, Twitter marks his tweets as ‘misleading’

Bhushan said the "healthy young have hardly any chance of serious effects or dying due to covid. They have a higher chance of dying due to vaccines."

Prashant Bhushan regrets ‘error’ in tweet mentioning CJI Bobde sent out on 21 October

In his 21 October tweet, Prashant Bhushan had said that the CJI availed a special helicopter during his visit to Kanha national park while an important case was pending before him.

Will take back our streets, say Yogendra Yadav, Arundhati Roy, others on SC order on protests

Panel of eminent citizens, under the banner 'Concerned Citizens Collective', condemn Supreme Court ruling that states public places cannot be indefinitely occupied by protests.

Media ‘freely commenting’ on sub judice matters can cause damage, Attorney General tells SC

Attorney General K.K. Venugopal made his comments to a bench that had assembled to hear the 2009 contempt case against advocate Prashant Bhushan.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.